Concept of law and human rights Sources of law Duty of care Classification of law Human rights and legal obligations Litigation and compensation systems The NHS litigation authority Systems of compensation Nursing regulation and law Ethics and patients'' rights; Sue Watkinson What is ''ethics''? Ethics - its relevance for practice Philosophical dimension on ethical values and human rights Rights and freedom of choice Necessity and the greater good principle Ethical frameworks and decision-making Ethics and the therapeutic relationship The beginning of life to adulthood: human rights; Kathleen Chambers and Paul Buka When does human life begin? Childhood and the law Parents and parental responsibility: majority age Consent and the child Advocacy Safeguarding the vulnerable child Information on child abuse - disclosure Working safely with service users In the course of employment Keeping the patient, self and others safe Conclusion References A trusting relationship Duty of care and professional accountability Duty of confidentiality and patient information Communication and record keeping Misappropriation and patients'' property Theft or fraud Trust and patients'' property rights Capacity and safeguarding patient''s property rights Gifts, strings attached and professional ethics Consent to treatment and mental capacity Nature of consent Consent and human rights Mental capacity and informed consent Capacity to consent, human rights and best interests Research, consent and organ donation Vulnerable adults, older people and abuse Background Key theories of abuse Interventions Criminal law responses Civil remedies Public authorities and human rights Victims with mental health needs Interagency working and abuse Equality and diversity Discrimination in healthcare provision Recent developments of the law on discrimination Other types of discrimination Grounds for discrimination and the law today End of life care Clinical decision-making Euthanasia Suicide - human right or a criminal act Do not attempt resuscitation orders Persistent vegetative state (PVS) Living wills/advance directives and the right to choose The double-effect doctrine and palliative care Crossing the rubicon - toward a slippery slope Impact of patients rights on care From paternalism to patient-centred care Human rights and litigation Human rights, policy and morals parental responsibility: majority age Consent and the child Advocacy Safeguarding the vulnerable child Information on child abuse - disclosure Working safely with service users In the course of employment Keeping the patient, self and others safe Conclusion References A trusting relationship Duty of care and professional accountability Duty of confidentiality and patient information Communication and record keeping Misappropriation and patients'' property Theft or fraud Trust and patients'' property rights Capacity and safeguarding patient''s property rights Gifts, strings attached and professional ethics Consent to treatment and mental capacity Nature of consent Consent and human rights Mental capacity and informed consent Capacity to consent, human rights and best interests Research, consent and organ donation Vulnerable adults, older people and abuse Background Key theories of abuse Interventions Criminal law responses Civil remedies Public authorities and human rights Victims with mental health needs Interagency working and abuse Equality and diversity Discrimination in healthcare provision Recent developments of the law on discrimination Other types of discrimination Grounds for discrimination and the law today End of life care Clinical decision-making Euthanasia Suicide - human right or a criminal act Do not attempt resuscitation orders Persistent vegetative state (PVS) Living wills/advance directives and the right to choose The double-effect doctrine and palliative care Crossing the rubicon - toward a slippery slope Impact of patients rights on care From paternalism to patient-centred care Human rights and litigation Human rights, policy and morals med consent Capacity to consent, human rights and best interests Research, consent and organ donation Vulnerable adults, older people and abuse Background Key theories of abuse Interventions Criminal law responses Civil remedies Public authorities and human rights Victims with mental health needs Interagency working and abuse Equality and diversity Discrimination in healthcare provision Recent developments of the law on discrimination Other types of discrimination Grounds for discrimination and the law today End of life care Clinical decision-making Euthanasia Suicide - human right or a criminal act Do not attempt resuscitation orders Persistent vegetative state (PVS) Living wills/advance directives and the right to choose The double-effect doctrine and palliative care Crossing the rubicon - toward a slippery slope Impact of patients rights on care From paternalism to patient-centred care Human rights and litigation Human rights, policy and morals and the right to choose The double-effect doctrine and palliative care Crossing the rubicon - toward a slippery slope Impact of patients rights on care From paternalism to patient-centred care Human rights and litigation Human rights, policy and morals.